Beth Steckler (she/her)(@purplemamabear) 's Twitter Profileg
Beth Steckler (she/her)

@purplemamabear

Focused on improving healthcare for patients & caregivers & medical professionals. Patient advocate, patient engagement. Believes kindness CAN change the world.

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calendar_today11-06-2018 14:30:12

96,7K Tweets

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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc(@StefanKertesz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There is a lot of online reaction to campus protests focused on whether the protestors are righteous voices, misguided, violent, victims of violence, antisemitic-tolerant, or just puzzlingly selective about which human conflicts to care about and which to ignore etc.

As a…

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LanaQuest aka RosaSparks(@LqLana) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A Florida Black woman with a medical condition causing her to lose all of her amniotic fluid was denied an abortion.

She was sent home from the hospital to deliver a dead baby, of course with hospital apologies.

Thinking she was going to die she went to the salon so her…

A Florida Black woman with a medical condition causing her to lose all of her amniotic fluid was denied an abortion. She was sent home from the hospital to deliver a dead baby, of course with hospital apologies. Thinking she was going to die she went to the salon so her…
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Karla Rose Hanson(@karlarosehanson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ND's lack of affordable housing is a major barrier to solving workforce challenges. You can't take a job here if you can't find a place to live. This grant is great news AND the ND Legislature must make additional investments when we convene in Jan 2025.

inforum.com/news/north-dak…

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Karla Rose Hanson(@karlarosehanson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FirstLink held its annual breakfast this morning as part of its mission to break down the stigma surrounding mental health. Dr. Jill Nelson of North Dakota State University delivered the keynote, speaking about how we can all find strength through courage, compassion and connection.

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FirstLink held its annual breakfast this morning as part of its mission to break down the stigma surrounding mental health. Dr. Jill Nelson of @NDSU delivered the keynote, speaking about how we can all find strength through courage, compassion and connection. >>
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Bev Schechtman🇮🇱(@ibdgirl76) 's Twitter Profile Photo

disbelieving women in healthcare is leading to stories like this: 'This happened to a friend. Drs kept ignoring pain in her chest. When her kids finally got her to get a 2nd opinion from a different health system, she was dx with stage 4 breast cancer and died a few mos later.'

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Ryan Marino, MD(@RyanMarino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jason Miller literally drugged his mistress with abortion pills without her knowledge or consent because he didn’t want her carrying his child.

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Mark Lewis(@marklewismd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Let me rephrase that: insurance company decides babies’ neurological condition is too expensive to treat

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United Methodist News(@UMNS) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A source of heated, often painful, division at General Conference for the past 40 years was removed without debate: The denomination’s ban on ordaining “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” has been lifted.
buff.ly/4a4RGG6

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The Angry Pharmacist(@theangrypharm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With all the batshit crazyness going on in the world, can we all just come together and agree on one thing:

PBM's suck.

Oh and I'm awesome.
Hug your local retail pharmacist (okay maybe not literally, but a few kind words and a thanks goes a long way)

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Beth Steckler (she/her)(@purplemamabear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was asked this question recently as I . Absolutely 💯 % I replied I would rather run into a . Sad, yet true. I’d feel much encountering a bear 🐻 than a .

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HokiePharm(@HokiePharmacist) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks, CVS! Pharmacies love losing $740 every quarter to stop HIV patients from progressing to full blown AIDS. We will just transition our families to a diet of ramen noodles.

Thanks, CVS! Pharmacies love losing $740 every quarter to stop HIV patients from progressing to full blown AIDS. We will just transition our families to a diet of ramen noodles. #TwitteRx #Pharmacy #CVS #HIV #AIDS #PBM
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Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc(@StefanKertesz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our team examining loss of life by suicide after Rx opioid reduction had the honor of presenting to United Suicide Survivors International

We were joined by Jim Elliott, who lost his brother Danny in 2022 and veteran Mark Flower

If you know folks who’ve lost folks 💔, let them…

Our team examining loss of life by suicide after Rx opioid reduction had the honor of presenting to United Suicide Survivors International We were joined by Jim Elliott, who lost his brother Danny in 2022 and veteran Mark Flower If you know folks who’ve lost folks 💔, let them…
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Joshua Howell(@liveoaktree85) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Clown World ™ 🤡 Either one could’ve just been a little nicer and resolved this in 5 seconds. Would have been easy for them to just cut the sandwich. Also he could have just accepted the fact that they weren’t going to cut it and take it home and cut it. Really didn’t need to get the police…

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Dr. Glaucomflecken(@DGlaucomflecken) 's Twitter Profile Photo

propublica.org/article/cigna-… ProPublica has done it again. These terrifying glimpses inside health insurance corporations are so important. People need to understand what we're up against. These corporations don't care about you. Cigna Healthcare

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Dr Amy Kavanagh(@BlondeHistorian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As a disabled person requesting reasonable adjustments or accommodations is often met with an instant 'No'.

I want to collect some positive examples of adjustments & accommodations.

If you're disabled can you share an example of someone meeting an access need?
I'll start ⬇️

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Cara Mund(@CaraMund) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I’m a strong believer in limited government. I don’t think that they should be controlling women,” she told reporters Monday. - AP

“I’m a strong believer in limited government. I don’t think that they should be controlling women,” she told reporters Monday. - AP
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